HMCS Patriot
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HMCS Patriot was a Thornycroft M class
destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
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Built by Thornycroft & Company
, Southampton, she was launched on 20 April 1916 as and served in the Royal Navy
in World War I
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She was decommissioned after the war but was reactivated in 1920 and outfitted for transfer to the Royal Canadian Navy. She was commissioned in the RCN on 1 November 1920 and renamed HMCS Patriot.
HMCS Patriot departed for Halifax, Nova Scotia one month later in the company of her sister ship (ex-) and the cruiser (ex-). The three ships were offered by the Royal Navy to replace the RCN's and which were last century warships.
HMCS Patriot saw immediate service patrolling the waters off Canada's Atlantic coast. She performed training duties and patrols for the next five years while based out of Halifax. In September, 1921, HMCS Patriot assisted Dr. Alexander Graham Bell
's hydrofoil
research by towing his high speed experimental hydrofoil HD-4. This experiment was conducted on the waters of Baddeck Bay in the Bras d'Or Lake
estuary near the village of Baddeck, Nova Scotia
.
HMCS Patriot remained in Halifax as the only operational vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy following budget cuts in 1922. Her constant use saw increased ineffectiveness and in 1927 the RCN took steps to decommission her. On 21 October 1927, she was been paid off.
HMCS Patriot was sold for scrap in Briton Ferry, Wales, in 1929.
Thornycroft M class destroyer
The Thornycroft M or Mastiff class were a class of six destroyers completed for the Royal Navy during 1914-16 for World War I service. They were quite different from the Admiralty-designed ships of the Admiralty M class class, although based on a basic sketch layout provided by the Admiralty from...
destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
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Built by Thornycroft & Company
John I. Thornycroft & Company
John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited, usually known simply as Thornycroft was a British shipbuilding firm started by John Isaac Thornycroft in the 19th century.-History:...
, Southampton, she was launched on 20 April 1916 as and served in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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She was decommissioned after the war but was reactivated in 1920 and outfitted for transfer to the Royal Canadian Navy. She was commissioned in the RCN on 1 November 1920 and renamed HMCS Patriot.
HMCS Patriot departed for Halifax, Nova Scotia one month later in the company of her sister ship (ex-) and the cruiser (ex-). The three ships were offered by the Royal Navy to replace the RCN's and which were last century warships.
HMCS Patriot saw immediate service patrolling the waters off Canada's Atlantic coast. She performed training duties and patrols for the next five years while based out of Halifax. In September, 1921, HMCS Patriot assisted Dr. Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....
's hydrofoil
Hydrofoil
A hydrofoil is a foil which operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to airfoils.Hydrofoils can be artificial, such as the rudder or keel on a boat, the diving planes on a submarine, a surfboard fin, or occur naturally, as with fish fins, the flippers of aquatic mammals, the...
research by towing his high speed experimental hydrofoil HD-4. This experiment was conducted on the waters of Baddeck Bay in the Bras d'Or Lake
Bras d'Or Lake
Bras d'Or Lake is a large body of salt water dominating the centre of Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Bras d'Or Lake is sometimes referred to as the Bras d'Or Lakes or the Bras d'Or Lakes system, however its official geographic name is Bras d'Or Lake as it is a singular...
estuary near the village of Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Baddeck is a Canadian village in Victoria County, Nova Scotia.It is the county's shire town and is situated on the northern shore of Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island...
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HMCS Patriot remained in Halifax as the only operational vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy following budget cuts in 1922. Her constant use saw increased ineffectiveness and in 1927 the RCN took steps to decommission her. On 21 October 1927, she was been paid off.
HMCS Patriot was sold for scrap in Briton Ferry, Wales, in 1929.
Commanding officers
- LTLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
C.T. Beard (RCNRoyal Canadian NavyThe history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
) 1/11/1920 - 2/9/1922 - LT George C. Jones (RCN) 3/9/1922 - 23/8/1923, a future Chief of Naval Staff, and the first graduate of the Royal Naval College of CanadaRoyal Naval College of CanadaThe Royal Naval College of Canada was a naval college set up in Canada by the Royal Navy; it existed from 1911 to 1922. The school educated about 150 students until it closed due to declining numbers and cuts from Ottawa. The aim of the college was to instruct recruits a course of study that...
to command a ship in the Royal Canadian Navy - LT H.E. Reid (RCN) 24/8/1923 - 6/10/1926
- LT C.R.H. Taylor (RCN) 7/10/1925 - 4/4/1926
- LCDRLieutenant CommanderLieutenant Commander is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander...
C.R.H. Taylor (RCN) 5/4/1926 - 23/10/1927